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Determinants of sovereign credit ratings: Evidence from CEE countries
Ekonomski Vjesnik, 2018 The goal of this paper is investigating determinants of the sovereign credit ratings in Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC). Sovereign credit ratings are important to determine a country’s financial ability to meet its obligations.
Hrvoje Jošić, Danijel Mlinarić
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Does rating shopping exist in spanish securitization issues?
Management Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión, 2015 Debt issue credit ratings can lead to conflicts of interest as the issuer itself is entrusted with contracting and compensating the rating agency. Into the bargain, the credit rating agency may be involved in designing the issues that the same agency ...
Miguel Á. Peña Cerezo +2 more
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Sovereign Credit Rating Mismatches
Notas Económicas, 2018 We study the factors behind ratings mismatches in sovereign credit ratings from different agencies, for the period 1980‑‑2015. Using random effects ordered and simple probit approaches, we find that structural balances and the existence of a default in the last ten years were the least significant variables.
Afonso, António, Albuquerque, André
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The Relationship Between Interest Rates and Agricultural Commodity Price Dynamics
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The U.S. Federal Reserve has undertaken several interest rate interventions in the past decade. This study explores the relationship between U.S. corn and soybean prices and Federal Reserve monetary policy interventions, in the short and long run.
Zhining Sun, Ani L. Katchova
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Credit rating, financial performance, and value of listed insurance companies in Nigeria
Finance, Accounting and Business AnalysisPurpose: The study determines the association between credit ratings and key performance indicators, including Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), and firm value measured by Tobin’s Q.
Oluwamayowa Iredele +1 more
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Solicited and Unsolicited Credit Ratings: A Global Perspective [PDF]
We conducted a global study of the long-term issuer ratings of nonfinancial firms from Standard and Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) for the period 1998–2003.
Poon, Winnie P. H., Chan, Kam C.
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Split credit ratings and the prediction of bank ratings in the Basel II environment
, 2006 This thesis investigates two aspects of credit risk measurement in the context of Basel 11: The International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards.
Barton, Amanda
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov +4 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah +4 more
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